DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PREVENTING DISCHARGE OF EMERGENCY CALL (ECALL) SYSTEM BACKUP BATTERY
First Claim
1. A device for preventing an emergency call (eCall) system backup battery for a vehicle from discharging, the device comprising:
- a global positioning system (GPS) configured to provide current position information of the vehicle in which an eCall system is mounted;
a sales area information storage configured to form and store the GPS information on all sales areas as a sales area information database;
a microcomputer configured to determine whether the vehicle is located within a sales area which is a final destination by using the information acquired from the GPS and the sales area information storage and to control whether the backup battery operates depending on the determination result; and
a power supply manager configured to select and manage any one of a main battery and the backup battery to supply power to the eCall system by a control of the microcomputer.
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Abstract
A device for preventing an eCall system backup battery for a vehicle from discharging is provided. The device includes a GPS configured to provide current position information of the vehicle in which an eCall system is mounted. A sales area information storage is configured to form and store the GPS information on all sales areas as a sales area information database. A microcomputer is configured to determine whether the vehicle is located within a sales area which is a final destination by using the information acquired from the GPS module and the sales area information storage and to control whether the backup battery operates depending on the determination result. A power supply manager is configured to select and manage any one of a main battery and the backup battery as supply power of the eCall system by a control of the microcomputer.
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1. A device for preventing an emergency call (eCall) system backup battery for a vehicle from discharging, the device comprising:
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a global positioning system (GPS) configured to provide current position information of the vehicle in which an eCall system is mounted; a sales area information storage configured to form and store the GPS information on all sales areas as a sales area information database; a microcomputer configured to determine whether the vehicle is located within a sales area which is a final destination by using the information acquired from the GPS and the sales area information storage and to control whether the backup battery operates depending on the determination result; and a power supply manager configured to select and manage any one of a main battery and the backup battery to supply power to the eCall system by a control of the microcomputer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for preventing an eCall system backup battery for a vehicle from discharging, comprising steps of:
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determining whether power from a main battery is supplied; acquiring current position information of the vehicle and sales area information on a final destination of the vehicle when it is recognized that the power from the main battery is supplied; determining whether the vehicle is located within a sales area based on a comparison result of the acquired current position information of the vehicle with the sales area information on the final destination of the vehicle; and controlling the backup battery of the eCall system to be in an operable state when the vehicle is located within the sales area which is the final destination. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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